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· 9/30/2009

United States v. Garcia-Aparicio

Citations

  • 333 F. App'x 282

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \The sanctions can include ... partial or total disgorgement of fees paid.\ (quoting In re Downs , 103 F.3d at 477-78 )
  • “The sanctions can include . . . partial or total disgorgement of fees paid.” (quoting In re Downs, 103 F.3d at 477-78)
  • court ordered attorney to disgorge approximate amount of undisclosed post-petition additional fees attorney sought from debtor-clients
  • failure to make full measure of disclosures \required under the Bankruptcy Code and Rules are unacceptable even if they arise merely as a result of negligence or inadvertence.\
  • failure to make full measure of disclosures “required under the Bankruptcy Code and Rules are unacceptable even if they arise merely as a result of negligence or inadvertence.”
  • “An attorney who fails to comply with the requirements of § 329(a) and Rule 2016(b) is subject to “forfeiture of.‘any right to receive compensation for services rendered on behalf of the debtor,’ and the disgorgement of any funds already paid by the debtor.”

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Judges: Clifton, Rawlinson, Silverman

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